Perfume container



Feb 1927' s. GRUNBERG PERFUIE CONTAINER Filed larch 2o, 192s INVENTOR v A TO 'NEY- Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES GEORGE GRUNBERG, OF NEW YORK, N.

PERFUME CONTAINER.

Application filed March 20, 1926.

Special objects of this invention are to provide in unitary form, a perfume holder combined with a carrying case, which will be neat, attractive, relatively inexpensive, practical and desirable in every way.

The foregoing and other objects are attained in this invention by certain novel features of structure, combination and relation of parts as will be clear from the following specification.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of this specification, a single commerci a1 embodiment of the invention is illustrated and it should be understood that the structure may be modified in various ways without departure from the broad spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined and claimed.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the combined bottle and case.

Figure 2 is an enlarged broken vertical sectional view of the top or cover portion of the same.

The base or bottle portion of the container is illustrated in the form of a small cylindrical vial 3 of a size to hold the de sired quantity of perfume and shown in Figure 2 as having a neck with a tapered seat 4 ground to receive a tapered stopper 5. This stopper is shown as having a fancy handle 6 facilitating the removal and replacement of the same and as carrying a dependent rod 7 forming an applicator.

The top section of the container consists of a substantially cylindrical elongated cap or cover 8 designed to entirely enclose the stopper and having a removable but fairly tight-fitting connection with the lower bottle section.

In the illustration the removable joint between the bottle and casing sections 3, 8 is made by providing the neck of the bottle section with external screw threads 9 and by securing within the lower end of the casing or cover section, a metallic ferrule 10 having a screw thread 11 rolled in the upper portion of the same to fit the thread of the bottle neck. The lower end of this ferrule is shown flared outwardly at 12 to receive and lit closely over the rounded shoulder 13 of the bottle and as extended upwardly from this seating portion as a ring or flange 14 surrounding the lower edge of the casing section.

The screw ferrule is usually formed of light sheet metal and may be secured in Se rial No. 96,178.

place by forcing it to a seat in the lower end of the cover section with the screw portion engaging the inner wall of the cover section and the flange portion engaging over the outer surface of the same. A frictional grip for the ferrule is thus obtained with both the inner and the outer surfaces of the cap section. If desired, also, a cement may be employed for securing the ferrule or other suitable fastening means may be employed.

The surrounding ring or flange 14 reinforces the open end of the cap and by engagement of the ferrule over the shoulder of the container, the device as a who-1e is materially reinforced by this ferrule structure. The surrounding flange also provides a band about the container, adding to the attractive appearance of the article, particularly when this band is made of a color contrasting with the color or colors of the bottle and easing sections.

As a safeguard for keeping the stopper closed, the cover section may carry within it, a body of cotton or other cushioning material 15, designed to engage the handle of the stopper and thus hold the stopper securely seated when the case is closed.

The bottle and easing sections usually are made of glass, the ferrule affording sufiicient reinforcement to these parts to make feasible the use of this material. The cover section affords protection to the stopper and prevents the stopper from shaking loose when the article is handled or carried about. The screw threaded portion of the ferrule prevents the cushioning material from dropping out of the casing section when the same is removed from the bottle section. These two sections combine to form an attractive combination, having the appearance of a small carrying case; the lower section, however, being revealed as a bottle by simply removing the top section. The two sections being of substantially the same diameter and shape, constitute in 'eifect, one a continuation of the other, giving the assembled device the appearance of a small, neat case, which effect is heightened by the ferrule at the juncture of the two sections.

The glass of both the vial and cover section may be plain or ornamented in various ways and the band of the ferrule be shaped or colored to accord with such ornamentation. This ferrule, by its engagement over both the outer and the inside surfaces of the cover. is securely held in place and forms an internal as wellas an external reinforcement for the cover and also an external reinforcementfor the vial when engaged over the shoulder of the latter. This engagement with the vial acts as a stop for the screw connection and also as a frictional interlock to prevent the cover from Working loose when carried about in a handbag or the like.

lVhat is claimed is:

A perfume container comprising a small glass vial having an externally screw threaded neck and provided with a readily removable stopper fitting in said neck, a hollow glass cover applicable over the neck of the vial to enclose the stopper and form ing substantially a continuation of the vial to produce the etl'ect of a small carrying case and a ferrule secured over the edge of said hollow cover, said ferrule having an internal screw threaded wall extending up within the cover for engagement with the screw threaded neck of the vi a], an end portion opposed to the shoulder of the vial about the neck and an external extension forming a band about the lower end' ot the cover.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 26 day of August, 1925.

GE DEG-P) GRUNBERG. 

